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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yosuke Ohtomo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); B60L 3/0069 (2013.01); B60L 11/1809 (2013.01); B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 2230/16 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/28 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2270/32 (2013.01); B60L 2270/34 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a vehicle, a lamp for illuminating a charging connector is provided in a charging port, and lighting and extinction of the lamp are controlled by a light emission controller. The light emission controller causes the lamp to emit light when an outer door is opened. Further, the lamp is extinguished after detecting that the outer door has been closed, the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed, an ignition switch has been switched ON, a door locking operation has been performed, or charging has begun.